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BONNET'S Sll 'as LYON.—Every Article of commerce take 9 it s title either from the inventor or manufacturer. and tl Ie more perfect the production the gr 'ater is the credit w- . ;h attaches to the originator. BONNET'S SILKS; are said to be incapable of identifica tion in England ; but th e fallacy of such an assertion is ex posed by the very tra( le i nark of the firm, as exhibited by Messrs. J. LY, of Regent-street. The following i nterwc .yen mark may be seen at the end of each piece :-6 6 m anuta , ure de C. J. Bonnet et Cie., it Lyon Injurieux." 1 - ear :guaranteed. FUN. —The Fot ir Hi a-Yearly Volumes of FUN, containing above T , ,velTe Hundred humorous Illus trations and Writin 2s, b7I the most talented Authors, in handsome boards pi ice 34 4. each Volume, or 12s. the set of Four Volumes, will b e ready on WEDNESDAY next. 80, Fleet-street. ROYAL E:NGLISH, OPERA, COY} ',NT-GARDEN. Under the Managei nent of Miss Louisa Pyne and M r . W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, to commence with (Bth time) an en tirely new Operetta, entt tied FANCHET2E. Miss Louisa Pyne and "ilr. W. HarrhA After which, a Grand i: :hristmas Pantomime, on a scale of unprecedented ma,tnificel ice, , ntitled HARLEQUIN ST. G' 7 -FORGE AND THE DRAGON. Doors open at half- vast Six— ommence at Seven. HEATRE RO YAL DRUR Y-L AN E. j . Managers, files srs. Edmond Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, th a Performances will commence with the New Serio-Comic Dr ama, by Edmund Falconer, entitled NIGHT AND MORN. Principal characters by Mr. Phelps, supported by Messrs. R yder, Raynor, Fit zjames, and Misses Leclercq, Atkinson, : Ind Heath. To conclude with the new Grand Christmas Comic Panto mime of SINBAD TH E SAILOR ; or, The Seven Wonders of. the World. Clown 14, Messrs. H. Boleno and C. Lauri ; harlequins, Messrs. J. Cormack and S. Saville ; Pantaloons, Messrs. W. A. Barnes and J. Morris ; Columbines, Madame Boleno and Misses G - s - aniss. Prices as usual. Box Office open from 10 till 5 daily. AOYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the S. jie Management of Mr. Fechter. BEL DE3IONICo (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated Every Evening du ring the Week. THIS EVENIN ., G, the performance will commence with a New and Origin: Farce, entitled THE LOST CHILD: 3tessrs. H. Widdiocimbe, Shore, Garden, F. Charles Collett, Moreland ; Misset; Percy, Pauline Leclerc, Wood, Mrs. Lee, an d Miss E. Lave n u. After which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DEMONIO, a Love ostory, in Twelve ril7ableaux, taken from Stendhal's " Italian Chronicle," by Ir. John Brougnam. Principal charac ter by Mr. Fecla':e r, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, Brougham, Eme ry, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Sims ; Bliss Kate Terry, E. Lavenn, Airs. Lee, and Elsworthy. The Public arcs entreated to take notice that No Charge is made to the occapants of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either for play blis or tor the safe keeping of hat , and cloaks, and teat the attend exits in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. Box-office open daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVE S UNG, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN: Messrs. Sothern, Buck,* tone, Chippendale, Braid. Gordon, Rogers, Clark, Cullento rd, &c. ; Mesdames Angel, Snowden, Terry, Lindley, Hill, &c After which, KING ARTHUR ; or The Days and Knights of the Round 'fable. Messrs. Ctdpoendaie, Compton. Braid, Clark, Rogers, Tilbury, &c. ; Mdames L. Keeley, Btough, Wright, Terry, Lindley, Rogers, &c. Commence at 7. OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- ILL Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, DONNA DIANA. After which, HARLEQUIN LITTLE TOM TUCKER; or The Fine Lady of Banbury Cross, and the Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe and Had so Many Children she didn't snow what to do. THEATRE-ROYAL,W ADELP I -11.- 6oie F'roprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS ENENING, THE MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOLNG WELL : Mr. J. L. Toole, At to Eight, the New Drama of LEAH : Miss Bate ran, supported by Messrs. Arthur Stirling, R. Phillips, Bil lngton, Stuax t, Stephenson, Eburne; Miss H. Simms, and Mrs. Billingt To conclude with LADY BELLE BELLE; or, Fortunio and his Seven. Magi:: Men. Messrs. J. Clarke, it. Phillips, Stephenson ; Miss Woolgar, Miss K. Kelly, Miss Patti Jose,hs, Miss L. Laidlaw, Miss Seaman. Commence at 7. LEA H.-EVERY NIGHT, MISS B.kIENIAN.—LEAH.—THis EVENING, the Bc•th appearance of the great Tragic Actress, Miss BATE MAN. in the character of LEAH. In consequence of the unbounded success with which Miss Bateman's imperso nation of the principal character in the new Five Act Drama of LEAH has been attended. Mr Webster begs to announce that it will be performed. EVERY EVENING until further notice. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the Ma.nagement of Mr. B. WEBSTER. GREAT ATTRACTION.—First Week of Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES MATH EWS.—Mr. J. L. Toole as Mrs. Brown, Mr. Phelos., Mr. Fechter, and Lady Audley every evening. 1863; or, the Sensation, of the Past Season, until further notice. Am ong the artistes who will appear here are Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. J. L. T0. , 1e, Mr. Paul Bedford, and Mr. Charles Mathews ; Mrs. Stirling. Mrs. Frank Mat thews, Miss Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, Miss Fanny Josephs, and Mrs. Cl iarles Mathews. _ THIS EV'ANING. and during the Week, at 7, THE ADVENTURES OF A LOVE LETTER; COOL AS A CUCUMBER ; and 1863; or, THE SENSATIONS OF THE PAST :SEASON. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. 3 tanager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, ORANGE BLOSSOMS : Miss K. Carson. After which, the Grand Christmas Burlesque, ORPHEUS AND EURYOICE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, James Fenton, Mesdames Swanborough, Marie Wilton, Hughes, Sc. Followed by MARGATE SANDS. To conclude with TURN HIM OUT. Commence at 7. THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, an be had Every Evening of G. R GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. HIGH WATER AT LONDON - ITztr)(3l , .. THIS DAY.—Morning, 4h. sm.—Afternoon. Ca. 30m, ro.moßH.ow.-Morning, 4ia. 55m.—Afternoon, 51. 20m The Weather--Sun Office, Jan. 12, 1864, THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock Barometer-30.03. Wind—E, ; moderate, and cloudy. at • 4 1 it i t ) Stint LONDON, TUESDAY, JAN. 12, 1864. M. THIERS has spoken out like a man. The his torian—the most elcquent and admirable of the historians of the BONAPARTES—is no mere pane gyrist. He can extol a great man or a great action when occasion offers with a fervour of eulo gium amounting to enthusiasm ; but even in his impassioned tributes to the great NAPOLEON, M. THIERs did not forget his own liberal convictions. Still less now, when instead of holding the pen of the biographer he stands in his place as a popular representative, is M. THIERS led away by the glamour of a great name and a great position. He spoke yesterday in the Corps Legislatif on the debate on the Address like a worthy Tribune of the People. In a tone of respectful but earnest remonstrance he urged that the time had come for the enjoyment of a fuller degree of constitutional liberty in France. More especially he insisted upon the necessity of restoring liberty to the na tional representation, and, above all, he demanded the renewal of ministerial responsibility—that mainstay of constitutional rights, without which, indeed, free parliamentary action is impossible. M. THIERs maintained--iand, in so doing, he was only expressing OAR feelings long entertained by all who admire ,or appreciate the wisdom and discretion so freq uently evinced by NAPOLEON lll—that the 7S3IPEROR might himself be_ come the initiatra of freedom. If he have the courage, the wilm courage, to venture upon such a course, he will by that unprecedented coup de main fortify his own position and increase his own popu larity, to the delight of his friends and the confu sion of his foes. In such a case he may say, as the great NAPOLEON said of his memorable code, "I will go down to posterity with the Constitution in my trend." The modern ULYSSES, in his sagacity, endeavoured to defend Paris by a cordon of fortifi. cations. When the moment of danger came the inutility of these precautions became glaringly apparent. With a truer wisdom NAPOLEON may fortify his throne, not by distinguishing it with the evanescent splendours of external magnificence, hit by adding depth and breadth to its foundations. Sprung from the People, owing all to the People, as both the First and Third NAPOLEON have ever been wise enough proudly to acknowledge, the BONAPARTES ought 50 to act that the popular element should not and would not be uncongenial to the Imperial Constitution. In the old fable, ANT.EIIS, while fighting for his life, acquired new strength and vigour every time ho touched his mother-earth. In his own vicissitudes NAPOLEON 111. has experienced a similar result. At each successive appeal to the people he found his power augmented and his strength of position increased. So now would he find it, if he took the bold resolve, not of appealing to the people, but of recognising the rights of that people who have been so ready to recognise him. If he would frankly, loyally, of his own free will, without coercion or constraint, give a wider basis to the popular representation, and a freer utterance to the Parliamentary debates, he would acquire a far greater accession of power and of world-wide applause than attended upon him on his return from the victorious fields of Magenta and Solferino. The Volunteers are now an established institu tion, and recognised by all, and warmly welcomed whenever mention is made of them in a public assembly or at a social meeting. This is as it should be; but still it is of paramount importance that due attention should be paid to the require ments of the force, so that efficiency should be kept up. This cannot be done without strenuous exertion and constant watchfulness. On these grounds, then, it is most gratifying to note the brilliant gathering that took place on Saturday evening at Westminster Hall. Rank, fashion, and beauty united to grace the assemblage, and add honour to the occasion. The distribution of prizes in a public form is always a desirable thing—it stimulates the exertions and gives a fitting crown to past toils. In all countries and in all ages such awards of merit, and trophies of renown, have exercised a peculiar spell and exerted an irresistible fascination. The poet has immortalised the de lights of such honours, and celebrated the attrac tions of public recognition of gallant exploits and glorious services in these well known lines : The festal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravished standard, and the captive foe, The senate's thanks, the gazette's pompous tale, With force resistless o'er the brave prevail— For such the rapid Greeks o'er Asia whirled, For such the steady Romans shook the world. Earl GROSVENOR has distinguished himself at aii times for the zeal and energy with which he has conducted the affairs of his corps, and it must be especially gratifying to him to exhibit the profi ciency of those under his command, while the suc cessful candidates cannot but rejoice at the happy issue of their arduous toils, and the honour paid to them by the presence of a distinguished circle to witness their receipt of prizes at the hands of Lady CONSTANCE GROSVENOR. The prizes were of great value, and the donors of them are most deserving of the recognition made by Earl GROSVENOit in his brief but appropriate address, for the sums thus expended are not use lessly lavished, but are invested in a good cause, and tend to elevate the standard of efficiency to whilla all more or less aspire, and to gain which end no efforts should he spared. His lordship's speech was not a mere complimentary form of address, bat it was an expositio❑ of the state of the regiment. The number of marks has increased, and satisfactory proof is given as to the improvement in the shoot ing. Among others who gained honourable men tion the 13th Company of the QUEEN'S Westmin sters were most conspicuous, they having, to use the words of their commander, " work and held ten times against all corners the Inland Revenue Chal lenge Cup of the Civil Service Rifle Volunteers." It is important that these achievements should be cited, as they afford landmarks of progress, and en courage the doubting, confirm the wavering, and present a wholesome reproof to the careless or over sufficient. After Earl GROSVENOR had concluded his very telling speech, and Lady CONSTANCE had distributed the prizes, Colonel M‘3,lunDo came for ward and delivered a most instructive and interest ing address. His remarks were most appropriate, and effectively set forth the nature of Volunteer service generally, and the advantages that might thereby be gained to the community. He said very truly that it was idle to expect a Volunteer force to compete in excellence with regular troops in enduring the hardships of a campaign. There is no cause to be diblieartened at this announcement, because it was not for c trnpaign work that Volunteers were designed, and they have other, and equally important and nonourable duties to perform. Colonel M‘Mußpo spoke with the authority of his position as Inspector-General of 'Volunteers, when he declared it as his opinioii that the " efficiency of the rifle volunteer force has in fact vastly increased." This is cheering intelli gence, and it is to be trusted that it will have its due effect in affording that agreeable stimulus which is necessary for the successful termination of all results, and which all volunteer efforts pre eminently demand. The communication that in creased strictness was now the rule with all the officers in command of corps, also testified most sa tisfactorily as to the present working and future prospects of the Volunteer establishment. If, un happily, the blast of war should sound in our ear, and call forth the shns of England to do their duty in the eventful struggle, there is no cause to dread that this generation will be unmindful of prat times of enterprise, and prove unworthy of the sires before them. It is now some years since, in the midst of discouragement, this enterprise was begun, and more peaceful times have seen it securely fixed and highly honoured as a national institution, And honour is due to those who originated the scheme of the Volunteers, and just praise should be awarded to all whose efforts have enabled it to attain its present degree of brilliant success, May the earnest efforts of the members of the forces, and the stead fast support of the nation, be never found wanting to carry it on to a triumphant goal, and render it a rook of defence to the country in the hoar of peril, and an unfailing shield of defence against all enemies, near or far; and if war should intervene to dispel the smiles of peace—when our armaments are preparing and our fleets weigh anchor— " A virtuous populace may rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their much loved isle!" The correspondence respecting the European- Chinese Navy has just been published, and will be read with some interest and curiosity. Whatever may be the result of the affair there will be few Eng lishmen who will not acknowledge that Captain OSBORIC acted with commendable spirit and reso lution in refusing to undertake the command of the force on the terms proposed by the Chinese, and in refraining from surrendering possession of the ves sels until he had consulted the English Ambassador as to the propriety of doing so. According to the information contained in this correspondence, Prince KIING, the Regent, on the 24th October, 1862, addressed a letter of instructions to Mr, LAY, the Inspector-General on this subject, in which the Prince states that the acting Inspector had assured him that in order to render the Imperial navy efficient" it was necesssary that foreign vessels and foreign guns should be procured." After giving further directions and investing Mr. LAY with the sole responsibility of the disbursement of the funds appointed for the purpose—the Regent remarks that China being in urgent need of the vessels and guns, which should both be of first-rate quality, therefore no time should be lost in completing them to Shanghai. Upon these ships proceeding ME SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1864 to their destination an agreement was entered into between Captain SHERARD OSBORN, R.N., the officer in charge of them, and Mr. LAY, the Inspec tor-General. The principal clauses of this agree ment stipulated that Captain OSBORN should take command of the force for four years ; that he should be the sole European naval commander-in chief, and have authority over all vessels of Euro pean construction, or Chinese vessels manned by British seamen ; that he should obey all orders of the EMPEROR transmitted through Mr. LAY, but through no other party—and Mr. LAY, on his part, undertook to refuse to be the medium of im proper or unreasonable orders. These stipulations were especially necessary to guard against the barbarity which the Chinese carry into their war fare, as we have too good reason to know. As Captain OSBORN remarked in his remonstrance, "My force, powerful as it will be for good or evil, might be directed against the interests of com merce or of common humanity. Brutal butchery might be perpetrated, and I should be powerless to prevent it. The European-Chinese force, instead of being a blessing, would become a curse to the Chinese people, and to the best interests of Europe in this empire." Prince KUNO, however, declined to ratify this agreement, and in his letter of instruc tions to Captain OSBORN, dated July, 1863, he styles him Assistant Commander-in-Chief, and tells him that he is to co-operate with the Chinese Com mander-in-Chief, and to consider himself under the I orders of the Governors-General, of Two KEANG, and of KEANG-SOO, and to take their instructions as to the disposal of his force from time to time. Captain OSBORN upon this distinctly declined to accept the office of commander, pointing out that the position he would be placed in would be entirely opposed to the understanding on w'iich the British Government had allowed him, and the men under his command, to enter the service to! the Emperor of CIIINA, and alsc'that, fettered kir such conditions, any naval operations he might under take would be practically useless. Such may be the Chinese system, he says contemptuously, adding that if such be the case, their unfitness for military or naval operations is sufficiently explained. The Regent still refusing to ratify the agreement upon which Captain OSBORN very properly insisted, that officer intimated to him that he should proceed to disband the force under his command. He further proceeded to communicate with Sir F. BRUCE, requesting his instructions as to the disposal of the ships, and pointing out to him that there might be some danger in entrusting such formidable vessels to the rowdies and pirates who throng the port of Shanghai. Sir FREDERICK BRYCE was fully sen• sible of the mischief that might ensue from such a course, and immediately intimated to the Regent that her MAJESTY'S Government would not have agreed to the organisation of so powerful a force had they not understood that it was to be placed under the control of an officer in whom they could rely, and that, consequently,he should refuse permis sion for the transfer of the ships until he had received further instructions. Captain OSBORN consequently applied for information respecting the funds for the maintenance of the force, to which the Ambassador very shortly replied that the Imperial Government had, as we know, abandoned the scheme of the flotilla, and that Captain OSBORN must, therefore, take charge of the officers and men and ships, with a view to proceeding the former to England, and to disposing of the latter to the best possible advantage. The Regent further desired Captain OSBORN to accept 10,000 taels as a remu neration for his labour, a compensation which that officer will probably consider very inadequate !titer the anxiety and exertion he has undergone, the disappointment to his natural ambition, and the I unsatisfactory termination to the whole affair. We have cause to feel grateful to hire for having by his firmness and prudence kept out of an awkward position, which would very likely he,,ve ended in bringing discredit upon our nation, and in iden tifying us with acts totally opposed to our princi ples and feelings. It is gratifying to find that Sir FREDERICK BRUCE expressed warm approbation of the course pursued by Captain OSBORN, and that the captains and commanders of the force under his :;barge unanimously declared their approval of his Iconduct, and their conviction that he had preserved them from an essentially false position. All that remains to be done now is to settle the necessary expenses, and we cannot but hope that, if the matter is brought courteously but firmly under the notice of the Regent by our Ambassador, who should express at the same time surprise and displeasure at the slight put upon England by the recent trans action, Prince KUNG will be too prudent and politic to wish giving further offence to a formidable Power. At all events, this course should be pur sued without delay, and we must await the result of it before anticipating the necessity of further proceedings. Opening of the Charing-cross Railway. Thts, the first great link in the proposed new system of metropolitan communication by rail, was opened in a quiet l',usinesslike way yesterday, and at once got into work with an amount of passenger traffic which gave a goad idea of the immense public convenience the line will prove when it is complete to Cannon-street. The fact of the opening seemed far from being generally known, yet even the earliest trains were filled. The first that left the station was the 7.10 for Greenwich—one of the 70 which will now run daily between Charing-cross and Greenwich at intervals of a quarter of an hour from 7 in the morning till (from London) 12.25 at night. The fares are, if anything, below the usual Parliamentary standard, second• class to Greenwich being only 61. Mid Kent trains also start frequently from 9 a.m. till 10.30 at night. The trains, however, are mere beginners, and meant to get the whole line at all its points and sta tions into thorough working order before the through traffic to the great southern lines is organised. As yet the ter minal station is a temporary one, the splendid station lae*; ltt 0 ing requiring at least two months more for its ~,,m,sietio_ • when the hoardings will be removed and (I . facio, , E3 a t' nuar u e s o., in the ccestre, b ac k e d whyitahnaofbalcespimileileofoefdoilfidceCshwaroirntf:„.7: the situation the com pany has been so fortunate 9.X to tenure. It is nearly four years since this line `'rag cJinmenced; it is to be hoped that another two ye,ars more will 808 it completed, as it ought to be, with its lino to Cannon-street, and its subway under the S,',,rand, leading into the cutting which will give access to the Great Northern, the Euston, and the Midland sta- ' time. When that great part of the plan is completed we shall have done a great deal towards vanquishing the obstacles of this city of inconvenient distances. It is, perhaps, hopeless to speak of relieving the traffic of our overcrowded streets. Only the Thames Embank ment and new thoroughfares can do that. But if the me tropolitan railways do not reduce the traffic in the streets, they at least check the alarming tendency it shows to in• crease each year, and open out new routes by which the so called thoroughfares may be avoided. The Charing-cross line, though scarcely two miles long from end to end, has, as we have said, been nearly four years in construction, it being in some parts the most difficult line, and in all parts what is termed the heaviest, that, for its length, has ever been built. It runs entirely on bridges or arches, there be ing no less than 17 bridges and 100 arches, of which latter 18 are taken over streets and three over courts. Of the 18 bridges one crosses the Thames, the others cross great main thoroughfares. Of thu Thames 'bridge it is unnecessary now to speak, beyond saying that as a specimen of iron work it has no superior in the world, and yesterday it proved as rigid as the earth itself under its growing traffic. Those over the streets are among the longest single street spans ever built, and are beyond doubt the ugliest ever yet put up by any engineer. When a merely nominal outlay might have made them ornamental, Londoners will hold Mr. Ilawkshaw, and him only, guilty of cruelly disfiguring some of their best streets, such as the southern approach to London-bridge, which has been honoured by the ugliest viaduct of all. The quantity of wrought-iron in the Charing-cross-bridge is 5,000 tons and of cast-iron 2,0'00 tons. The bridges over the streets contain 3,250 tons of wrought-iron and 250 tons of cast-iron ; 151,000 yards of brickwork with 41,000 yards of concrete were required to complete the arches, and 99,000 cubic yards of earthwork have been made. From Charing-cross in a short time ac cess will be given to almost every part of the south of Eng land, and it is to be ho g p r e e dth lin at o b num efoillo g n ia g or it th w . will offer the gun facilities for the et PRINCESS'S THEATRE, -4- - DONNA DIANA. " Derma thaua," a c3rr. , A137 in three acts, adapted from the Spanish of Moreto, by Westland Marston, E,q., was produced at this theatre last evening, and met with the most brilliant success. It is with more than ordinary pleasure we record the fact because the result was as genuine as it was spontaneous. In many in- stances means are taken to secure an apparent suc- cess of a new drama irrespective of its merits, but generally in such cases, although the end desired may be attained for a time, the play, like other things, finds its own level, and notwithstanding the most fulsome adulation has been heaped upon it after a few representations it passes into oblivion, and is heard no more of: This has certainly been the fate of most of the " new and:extraordi nary successful" dramas produced of late years ; but such will not be the case with " Donna Diana." It will become a favourite and stock comedy, and will take its place amongst the brilliant comedies of Snakespeare, which are never represented with out producing the most elevated thoughts and feelings. _ _ The plot of the new comedy is clear and compact—virtues that are not now common amongst dramatic authors, for intricacy, not to say impenetrable mystery, is often relied upon to procure a favourable verdict. The comedy opens in Barcelona, the duke's daughter, Donna Diana being the bright sun round which all the love-sick sw :ins in his domains revolve. This lady, strange to say, has foresworn all allegiance to love, and has determined to set a pattern to her sex, and showithem that woman has a right equal to that of man. The lady at the time the play is supposed to commence has three lovers, all dying for the posession of her fair hand, but, notwith standing their entreaties, she coldly repels two of her flutterers, and determines to do the same with the third. Don Cesar, however, previous to his interview with Diana, meets, and makes a confidant of Perin, a gay light-hearted countryman of his own, and who, moreover, is a gentleman attached to the suite of the imperious beauty. Peri❑ advises Cesar not to approach the lady, as all before him have done, with sighs and entreaties, but to meet her disdain with disdain, and thus create her astonishment at his seeming indiffer ence to her great attractions. This he resolves to do, and Diana is piqued nearly beyond endurance by the declaratio❑ of Cesar that he has determined to solicit her hand—not because he bears the slightest love for woman, but simply because it is necessary for state purposes that his dukedom should have an heir. Diana stung at his coldness, determines spite of himself he shall fall in love with her, and that when she has the pleasure of seeing him at her feet she will have the still greater delight of rejecting his proffered love with scorn. She arranges her plans accordingly, and begins her attack on Don Cesar's heart by making it appear that chance has made him her cavalier for the Duke's masked ball. Cesar is informed by Perin of the stratagem, and for a time he acts w ith the utmost coolness towards the scheming lady, but most unfortunately his resolution forsakes him, and in a short time he is brought, on his k nee, to the feet of the triumphant beauty. With im perious scorn she throws back his proferred love, and Cesar is, for the moment, lost,in utter despair Fortunately he remembers the character he has been selected to fill at the ball, and collecting all his self possession, he calmly raises himself erect, and in the most careless manner asks the lady whether she really thought him in earnest. Amazed at the mistake she imagines she has made, Diana's pride is sorely wounded, ,and she determines on another scheme more potent, she believes than the first. This also fails, and thus, while she is using all her arts to subdue the :stubbornness of Don Cesar her heart gradually opens to real and un affected love for him. Her pride prevents its avowal, the sentiments she formerly held compels her to be silent, and her only hope of forcing from her seemingly adamantine lover a declaration is to work upon his jealousy. Here Perin has again to screw up the Don's failing resolution, because he imagines the fruit is not ripe, and that the proud and disdainful lady has not felt the anguish of un requited love long enough. The last scheme fails, and Diana, with a bursting heart, is about to pro• nounce, in the presence of the Court, her intention of marrying Don Louis, when she encounters the gaze of Don Cesar, and her resolution falls irre trievably to the ground, Pride is conquered—Cesar makes an avowal of long hidden love — the lady hears the delicious words with ill concealed rapture, and the curtain falls of course upon the union of Don Cesar and Donna Diana. There is a capital comic underplot for Perin and the lady's waiting-maid, the former re pelling with a bluntness almost amounting to rude ness, the spells of the pretty little coquette, although he is, in fact, as madly in love with her as Don Cesar is with Diana. It told immensely, and pro voked the most enthusiastic applause. The part of Donna Diana was allotted to Mrs. Hermann Vezin, and, great and numerous as have been this lady's triumphs, she has never achieved a more splendid one than that of last even ing. The different and difficult phases of the part —coldness, indifference, scorn, and contempt almost amounting to hatred, jealousy, and utter despair — were pourtrayed with consummate art. It was, in a word, a charming performance. Mr. Vezin as Don Cesar was also highly successful. His coolness as the indifferent lover was finely and carefully hit off; but his great triumph was i❑ the second act—his warm, impassioned, avowal of love to Diana, and the sudden change to freezing cold ness on recovering the mastery over his feelings, which he had temporarily lost. It is an admirable performance, and one that cannot but add an other laurel to his well-won wreath. Mr. G. Vining as Perin had a character that fitted him to nicety — an assumed woman hater, but in reality a perfect volcano of love. He was as full of spirit and vivacity as a bottle of champagne, and never have we seen more genuine comedy embodied. Mr_ D. Fisher has a small but telling part, and the same may be said of that supported by Mr. Forrester. Miss Rose Powell acted delightfully as the pretty little wait ing woman in love with Perin, and Miss Carson and Miss Emma Bennett gave their parts with good effect. The applause throughout the piece, and at the fall of the curtain was unanimous and enthusiastic. The calls for Mr. and Mrs. Vezin were frequent during the representation of the comedy, and at its conclusion they had again to appear to bow their thanks. The same mark of honour was conferred on the talented and energetic manager, and although a strong determination was shown to have Mr. Westland Marston " before the floats," the audience were ultimately satisfied with his bowing his acknowledgments of the appreciation of his latest work from a private box. The dresses were sumptuously beautiful, and the scenery and appointments were elegant and appro priate. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, last night appeared in Mr. Mathew's version of " Les Pates des Mouches," entitled "The Adventures of a Bil let." This piece affords Mr. Mathews ample oppor tunity of displaying his cool adroitness, and Mrs. Mathews her most impulsive style. Mr. Toole and Mr. Bedford continue their humours in the bur lesque of " Lady Audley's Secret," and thus there Is plenty of attraction. Novelties are announced, and amongst them a comedy by Mr, Leicester B ackinbgam M. OUI2IOT, having completed the six volumes of his memoirs, is said to be about to publish three other volumes, entitled " Meditations Religieuses." E.OBSIJTH is said to have had an interview coun- Turin with the Minister of Finance, who strongly at selled him to drop his agitation for a revolution, as it wou ld clash with the intended operations of Italy. A MEMORIAL TO THE LATE SIR PETER FAIRBAIRN. Nut., has been determined on at a public meeting convened by the mayor, at the request of 1,136 memo Leeds, who propo se to erect a sta tue of their late mayor in L MARSHALFOES[ has been gezetted to the com mand ftontier m ilitary division, comprising Metz, of the a nd all the garr i s ons in front of Ma y enoe and •. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LREUTER'S TELEGRAM.] AMERICA. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Bavaria, from New York on the 30th ult., has arrived off Cowes. She brings 47 passengers, 105,000 dols. in specie for England, and 1,950 dole. for Hambuog. Her news has been anticipated. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 12. The Cunard screw steamer Hecla from New York on the 30th ult. arrived here this morning. Her news has bee❑ anticipated. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. ALTONA, JAN. 11 (Evening). According to advices received here the families of subaltern officers and others inhabiting the Castle of Gottorp have been ordered to evacuate it within 24 hours, as the Government of Schleswig will be transferred thither. It is said that the King and Queen may possibly take up their residence in the Castle. The party in Schleswig favourable to the claims of the Augustenburg family are reported to have sent an address to Kiel expressing their devotion to the Prince of Augustenburg. VIENNA, JAN. 12. It is stated that the Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs has addressed a note to the Austrian Cabinet indirectly admitting that Denmark had not fulfilled her engagements, and requesting that the negocia tions between Denmark and Germany might be continued from the point at which they ceased in 1851-52. SPAIN. NE W ELECTORAL LAW. MADRID, JAN. 12. In the sitting of the Congress today the Minister of the Interior read a bill for a new Electoral Law. Opinions upon the neasure are divided. It is thought that a Ministerial crisis will now soon take place. THE HOSTILITIES IN INDIA. The following teegram has been received at the India-office : "BOMBAY, DEC. 29. " An official telegram from Lahore, dated Decem ber 24, states tha the Guide Corps and a con tingent of the Bmair tribe, which were detached for the purpose of destroying Mulka, have returned to Umbeylhh. Tle original object of the expedition has thus been accomplished, in the destruction of the seat of Hindu tanee fanatics. The force, there fore, will return ;o the plains, and, after the exac tion of hostages 'rom the Judoon and Othmanzye tribes will go inn quarters. " The Peshawtr district and border are quiet. " The Punjabs perfectly tranquil. " Funds at Banbay.—Fours, at 9 per cent. dis count ; Fives, at par ; Five-and-a-Halfs at 6/ pre- mium." FRANCE. PARIS, San. 11, Evening. The debate um the Address was commenced at the sitting cf the Corps Legislatif to-day. M. Thiers snowed that the necessity for liberty was now universal in Europe. He maintained that the Emperor might become the initiator of freedom. The speaker caimed the re-establishment of that liberty the exercise of which was suspended by the Empire, and insisted particularly upon the neces sity of restoring liberty to the national representa tion, and of re-introducing •Ministerial responsi bility. M. Thiers further showed that France was ripe for liberty, and said, "If the Chief of the State does not know how to cede, the country will exact that which it now respectfully requests." Upon this condition M. Thiers promised his unreserved sup port to the Government. M. Rouher, in reply, recalled the words used by M. Thiers, " The country will exact," and stated that he centidored that expression a threat, of which the Government was not afraid, as it did ❑ot belong to those wham people menaced. M. Rouher main tained that none of the liberty demanded by M. Thiers was deficient in the country, that the Par liamentary system which it was sought to bring back had hal its day, that the Emperor reigns and governs, and that liberty would follow when the time had arrived, but that it was necessary to wait. M. Jules Fevre, replying to the speech of M. Rouher, reprodaced in part the arguments of M Thiers. 'I he debate will be continued to-morrow. BOURSE, Jaa.ll.—The market has shown more animation, but without any improvement in prices, Threes for the Account, being unvaried at Mr. 90c. Mobilier remains unchanged at 1,035 f. Rail way :Market firm, but without any material change in quotations. The market again became heavy towards the close, and left off as follows : 4t per Cents. 94 90 Do. end month - 3 per Cents Do. end month _ 66 80 Italian Loan 69 Do. end month 69 New ditto .. Do. end month.... Credit M0ti1ier....1025 Do. end w0nth.....1030 Russian Austrian Bank Shang 3270 -- CreditlFon3ier 1245 Roman •. , 7l ----- Spanish Threes Rome Debt Deferred RAIL' 'AY'S. Cash. Account. Orlearn Northern 945 • • 957 50 New (Ili° Lyonsand Mediterranean 940 .. 945 New atto ........ .... e . 900 • • Southum 661 25 .. 662 50 Weston - .._. Eastem. .... ...... Sarditian ..... ..... 382 60 , . 385 Austrian . . ... .. 3 , r , , ,. ; ___ , . 400 Lorp 520 : herd , . 522 60 515 -- 596 25 • ' ...4 N s a o r r a t g h o o , f . Spa i n 595 • • 282 50 ...eat° to Barcelona COLONEt HOPE.—We are requested by the friends of Colonel Hope to state that the accounts received by than to the 3d of December, from Nowshera, near Peshawar, and also by the India-office, lead them to believe that the report of his having died of his wounds is not correct. THE LATE LOttb tLGIN.—The result of the post mertern tieraination of the late Lord Elgin has proved whet had been suspected from the first—that his death was Sot attributed to any disease of Indian origin. It was foutd that the heart was in a state of what is called Pra' 3 "iontllY "fatty degeneration"—that is, that it had lost its oulscular character, and becomes weak and dilated. The right ventricle was fatally affected. There was also advanced lisease of the kidneys. The changes in the struc ture of thtso vital organs had been long in progress. It is strange that they had not earlier given marked evidence of their exisvnce, for they would have proved fatal under any circumstances and in any climate. Vie understand that Mr. John Paget, of the Middle rample, who has had considerable experi elle° in criminal business at the L iver p ool Sessions and on the Northern Ci rcu i t, has been appointed a metropolitan police magistrate, i n th e room of Mr. Combo, deceased. Mr. Wool r y o h w ill succee d Mr. Comb() at the Southwark Police Court, and M r . Paget will take Mr. Woolrych's 1 place at the Thames police. - - ECUTION AT MELIIOURN E . — A Melbourne letter of Nov. 25 sa ys We have had of late an unusual atuatber of murders. Western Australia, of course, hart eontribwed her contingent of offenders; Tasmania hers. Among several other very horrible cases, we have witnessed within th e last fortnight the brat female exeCti- I tion ever known in Victoria. A Woman, young and very good-looking, was hanged a few days back for inciting and taking part with her paramour and with a third murderer, her servant, in tho deliberate shooting through the head of her own husband as he lay sleeping off a drunken debauch in his tent at one of the distant diggings. In company with the two men she walked from her cell to the gallows with the indifference—for all that appeared outwardly—of one taking an ordinary morning walk. It has been ascer tained that all of these criminals are but late arrivals in this colony; that all received their education,—such as it was—in England ; and, therefore, even our moderate people grow somewhat intemperate in speech when they read of fresh intended arrivals from the same country via WI-astern Australia. (fora itular. HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, JAN. 11. Her Majesty and her Royal Highness Princess Helena went to Frogmore House this furenooc, and remained during the day. The Alaharajah Duleep Singh visited her Majesty. The Accouchement of the Princess of Wales, The bulletin exhibited yesterday at Marlborough House was framed in these words of good as- surance: -- " Frogmore, Jan, 11, 1864, 10.15 a.m. " Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales has passed an excellent night, and is going on perfectly well ; the infant Prince is also well. (Signed) " ARTHUR FARRE, M.D. " E. H. SIEVEKING, M.D.° The Lodge was thronged with inquirers through out the day. WINDSOR, Jan. 11. To-day her Majesty the Queen again visited her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales and the in fant Prince at Frogmore House. Both passed an excellent night, and are going on perfectly well. Her Majesty lunched at Frogmore, and remained till the evening with the Princess, when the Queen returned to the Castle. Her Majesty is now expected to leave Windsor on Wednesday. This is the arrangement at pre sent, but, of course, under the circumstances, it is impossible to say whether her Majesty will actually return to Osborne on that day. _ Her Royal Highness and the young Prince have progressed favourably during the day, and at a late hour were ascertained to be going on extremely well. Dr. E. H. Sieveking, physician in ordinary to the Prince and Princess, and Dr. Farre, are i❑ attendance. we understand that it is the intention of the mayor to call a meeting of the common councilmen of the borough at an early day, in order to draw up an address of congratulation to the Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales on this happy occa sion. (From the London Correspondent of Mancitester Guardian.) I am happy to be able to reassure the loyal minds of your readers on the maturity of the royal babe whose birth is just now a cause of rejoicing among her Majesty's lieges. Though the " little stranger" is small, I have most satisfactory authority for say ing that he is perfect in all those points in which seven months' children are defective at birth —as, for instance, the formation of the nails. Though Dr. Farre, I believe, was at first under the impression that the Princess's confinement was premature,Mr. drown, the well-known surgeon, of Windsor — whose distinction it has hitherto been to physic the rising generation of the aristocracy in their stage of Eton schoolboy hood, but who may now add that of having ushered into the world the eldest-born of the Heir. Presumptive—all along maintained the maturity of the baby ; and I am assured that all the Princess's medical attendants are now satisfied on the point. The Earl and Countess of Yarborough will leave town to-morrow on a visit to Lord and Lady Proby at Elton Hall, Oundle. The Earl and Countess of Malmesbury are enter taining a select circle at Heron Court, Christchurch. The Earl and Countess of Hardwicke and Lady Agneta Yorke have arrived at Wimpole Hall, Cambridge shire, from visiting the Earl and Countess of Derby, at Knowsley Park, Lancashire. The Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor have left town on a visit to the Dowager Duchess of Sutherland, at Cliefden, Bucks. Viscount Wanton arrived in town yesterday from Ashdown° Park, Berks. Lord and Lady Bateman are expected in town to-day from their seat, Shobden Court, Herefordshire. Lord and Lady Charles Bruce have left town in a few days on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, at Savernake Lodge, Wilts. HUMAN LIFE IN DANGER, TO THE EDITOR. OF THE SUN. SIR, —The exemption of Townley from the punishment due by law for the atrocious cold-blooded murder he com mitted when perfectly sane is norhing less than a premium and a bounty held out for the shedding of human hlood and destroying of human life. If the wilful murderer is to escape on the same terms as Townley, the life of every man, woman, and child in the country is imperilled. There is not a tittle of evidence pretended to be adduced that Townley was not in his right senses when he committed the crime. Whatever evidence there might have been that he was much given to wild and extravagant conduct, such as collecting a number of white hats, was, apparently, held back at the trial, because it was known to be utterly worthless, and would turn out, upon cross•examination, to prove nothing more than a mere larkish" disposition, and a tendency to freaks and practical jokes. Townley is no descendant of his great aunt, who was said to be insane, and who, for anything that appears, may have been made insane by artificial means, without any hereditary taint. If Townley had been a poor man, without any rich influential friends, he would have been hung, and most justly and righteously, for the safety of society—for the protection of human life. As it is, any man who meditates murder has only to perpetrate it in a sufficiently melodramatic way to excite the morbid maudlin sentimentalism of the abnormal minds who sympathise with the murderer instead of the murdered, and he is safe. It may be safely said that those who have got Townley off, and shown such an unnatural sympathy with him, are much madder than he. The Act under which Townley was respited says "it shall he law ful" for the authorities to place a convicted and sentenced' murderer in a lunatic asylum; but this is merely permissive and the law ought in Townley's case to have been suffered to take its course, because, as he was confessedly sane when he murdered Miss Goodwin in cold blood, he was well aware of the punishment to which hs rendered himself liable, and therefore the infliction of such punishment would necessarily have the effect it is intended to have—namely, to deter would-be murderers from committing the crime they contemplate. What will be the effect of Townley's escape on the minds of those who may be meditating mur der ? Evidently that there is a good chance of escape by shamming madness after they have taken the victim's life. It is said that a murderer who becomes mad after he has committed the murder, and is sentenced to death, ought not to be hung, because he cannot make his peace with Heaven. Answer—let. When he hurried his victim out of life without a moment's notice, did he think of this ? and what right has ho (the murderer) to ask that mercy which he did not show to his innocent victim ? 2d. Will two or three days, or even weeks, of that sort of dubious repentance produced by fear of being hung, bring forth anything profitable ? 3d. Is it not for society to do its duty, and leave the rest to God, who, surely, is capable of making any allowanc a e that ought to be made ? 4 th. Con siderin g that hanging man mad when hung, but sane when he committed the murder, must be less cruel to him, though equally efficient as a preventive for deterring others—upon what rational grounds should a murderer be exempted from death merely because his coolly planned and deliberately executed crime may have been of so monstrous and terrible a character as to drive him mad from the very thoughts of having done it? To exempt a convicted murderer from the death which is his due, is nothing less than to hold out the grant of life as a reward and encouragement for murder. What society has to do is to protect the lives of its members. It says, in the well-known words of Scripture. "Whose sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed.' Let it once get to be believed among the criminal classes that death on the scaffold will not be the sure, speedy, inevitable consequence of destroying human life, and human life will be at every ruffian's mercy, It was but last year that Sir Geo. Grey's ill-advised leniency to garroters and robbers with violence, made it unsafe to walk the streets after daylight. Nay, such crimes were done in broad day. This year he seems going a step farther, and taking the most efficacious means to render human life unsafe. In England we do not try cri • minals by a judge alone—we have a judge and a jury. But a tribunal is now set up consisting neither of judge nor jury, but of a couple of magistrates, and a couple of doctors, who have in their power to set aside the verdict of a jury and the sentence of the judge, and that without hearing evidence on both sides,but sitting in secret, like the Spanish Inquisition. It is an exaggerated version of the Jessy M‘Lachlan case over again. Nothing can well be more r idi c ulous, as well as more contrary to public policy. The notion of a few inferior doctors and magistrates with no thing but ex parte evidence before them,and that not tested by cross•examination, setting aside the decision of a judge and jury, arrived at after hearing counsel and witnesses on both sides, is perfectly outrageous. Nobody, at least no sensible person who understands the true theory of crime and punishment, wants to make criminals suffer unnecessa rily and vindictively, but what every person of common sense demands is that human life shall be protected by mur derers being hung with all convenient speed after the mur der is proved against them. It is in the certainty of punish ment and the speed with which it follows crime that great part of its real terror consists. COMMON EXECUTION OF SAMUEL WRIGHT, (THIS DAY.) This morning Samuel Wright, who was convicted attV last session of the Central Criminal Court for the murder of Maria Green on the morning of Sunday, Dec. 13, ir , house in which they lived together in the Waterloo-r 1 , was executed in front of Horsemonger-lane Gaol. l‘ fge sympathy has been evinced in -favour of the convict " various quarters, and accordingly, on Jan. 7, the vi s i ti , ll ,, justices of Horsemonger-lane Gaol presented a ineraorisi; Sir G. Grey, expressing their opinion, that had all thefs .% been known on his trial, a verdict of manslaughter vOl'sl have been returned instead of that of murder. The aPPe, was unsuccessful, as were also those of certain medical tee' and of several public meetings which have recently b ee° held in Lambeth and Southwark. of At an early hour last evening a considerable numbs! pers ons congregated in front of the gaol, but they w ere ,° the lowest class, who disregarded appeals which were e; tensively circulated, that people would stay away fro l t ", execution. There seem to have been some fears of "scene," as 600 picked policeman, mostly of the reserves°, the different divisions, under Superintendents Brad/ Gibbs, Payne, White, Garnon, and Bray, were stat ioned° t the ground ; but, as it turned out, there was no occasion fu ` this strong force, as comparatively few persons were p reset ro at the time appointed for the execution, and those schoo l there were perfectly decorous in their conduct. houses opposite to the gaol which, when the MannW 4 the Primley murderers, and Youngman were hanged, crowded with people who had paid heavily for their sei were to-day to all appearance tenantless, and in most them the blinds were drawn down. Not a seat was lett° single one of the houses, and during the time of the Oetti,,. tion the publichouses were closed. In the vast open s P acB ; front of the gaol there were not more than 1,500 pert' present. Up to the last moment an impression prevailed aruolir, the concourse of people that a reprieve would come; 11' accordingly, when at nine o'clock the sheriffs and executioner, followed by the convict, appeared ots scaffold, a general feeling of disappointment was e xpres 4 in a low, deep murmur. Wright bowed to the crowd tvlo` three times, and while he was doing so Calcraft slipped fr , cap over his face and drew the bolt. The unhappy La° and died after a very short struggle. In two or three minutes after this a loud yell of c of# tion broke from the crowd, accompanied by repeated creel'ol "Murder." This demonstration did not long continue, the people moved quietly away without staying to \vitt; the ceremony of cutting down, which took place at o'clock. ,reni Sinop his conviction wi i t sht has been much deP and has persisted in his statement that he never jute r to kill the woman, and that he was defending himself r i her violence when the fatal wound was given. Ile quietly to the scaffold this morning evidently convil that there was no chance of his life being spared. The following document was extensively circa' amongst the crowd : " Men of London, will you pa rticipate in the bl° 4 the unfortunate Wright by sanctioning his death by presence at the scaffold ? Working men and women, g ° _, near the avenging scene ; but demonstrate to your GOV meat, with the dignity of Englishmen, your abhorrell.( by avoiding this execution. Men of Southwark, clog) ft houses and shops—persuade your friends and neiglib° to stay away from the bloody scene." The memorial, praying for a reprieve of Wright , yesterday presented at the Home-office, by a deput e consisting of Mr. Doulton and some others, who wer e lowed by a procession of more than 200 working ma' the efforts of the memorialists proved fruitless. The decision come to by Sir George Grey was r by Mr. Marplay to the members of the committee, sc bo , 4 o. up the memorial in his favour, at their sitting yesterdNoi the Lambeth Baths. By them it was made known fee large meeting of working men waiting to hear the ty, Immediately afterwards Mr. Murphy, deputed 1/ 4 meeting, left by the 1,30 train for Windsor, to ozieniorir'e the Queen. He had an interview with Sir Charles I'l!eAlf who, after reading the memorial, stated that her g 1 although although deeply regretting the position of the unlortvo man Wright, could not, constitutionally , inter ere Wi t iAo o l decision come to by Sir:G. Grey. Hecoul dth e reforebe o no hope of commutation of the sentence. Mr. Murpl'i, left the Castle. In the meantime a meeting had be en cons' by the committee at the Lambeth Baths to hear the I m ei : i l 1 he doors were opened at six o'clock, and in a few niwilo the building was densely filled by about 3,00 0 peoPle'i long before seven o'clock, the appointed time of cool tY ing, the thoroughfares of the New-cut , the Marsh, e l ; iY Westminster-bridge-road were rendered impassable I)J immense crowds which had assembled, , O A The Rev. ROBERT SPEARS too k the chair at seven it , e and announced that Mr. Murphy's mission to her P''' ) had failed. (Shame). One more effort mus t be raec V memorial had been drawn np, which would be taken tr i George Grey that evening, po , nting ou t to kim th e V, l public feeling against the execution of Wright , and l'l'scY. if not for a reprieve, at least for a respite. (Hear.) e ste r,, this suggestion was being discussed, Mr. Murplif , e l l' the building, and was received with immense cheet'C':"./itif detailed the particulars of his visit to Windsor. 11°1011 rative was received with shouts of indignation and F cries of " Shame I" In accordance with his motia ri ; , 11,' putation, consisting of Mr. F. Doulton , M.P., ;Kr.r:ll, member of the Lambeth Vestry , and Mr. ApPlegtiGri, working men, left with the memorial to Sir George or ei j u On making their appearance outside the Baths in the ~oe m inster-road they were received by the assembled thofticiri, assembl ed with great cheering and wish es for their succ. V o at , the absence of the deputation the me etin g was addres,,,ellil several working men, all expressing the opinion, ir i ect it' es the meeting cordially concurred, that if Wrig ht was 1 1 a judicial murder would take place. o fo o , On the return of the deputation © a few minutes b, c , t) , + o'clock, Mr. Murphy reported the result. He s e ' l 0 11 firet proceeded to the private residence of Sir Geerg e w g, and having sent in a note stating their lousiness , Sir ' O , O O Grey appointed to meet them at the Home-oflieet vj a il e 1; 0 , 4 ; conference lasted for three-quarters of an hour. -',: t it v ; ever, was inflexible in his determination to earrY t '' ;ec t` i sentence. He said his sympathy was with the 0 i j „ter :l the deputation, but he could not override the law. ' 00( 0 decided upon the case of Townley according to laWl . ~ o ,li t O p decision with respect to Wright was based o u tPo' , principle. The law must, therefore, take its cours e ' , Murphy then sat down, deeply affected. the COlj,' Mr. DouvroN, M.P., said he deeply regretted ,-- t o pIITSLICd by Sir George Grey. It would do In uCli. ill-will between classes. ,i a ldr e A collection was then made for the two —, l pii i: Wright, and the meeting sepa rated with every 01.-- sorrow and indignation. ~.itig'oo The following bill, bordered with deep men ii f o f circulated at the meeting last night :—" A 5010-0,0,,t against the Execution of Wright. Men and . c 4 ° ,lo \/ ) London, abstain from witnessing this sad spectacle ', 0 ,0 1 tice. Let C.Jcraft and Co. do their work at this rl 0 , 0 ( none but the eye of Heaven to look u p on their erh33oipt' all window shutters be up, and win dow blinds be a an hour on Tuesday morning in Southwark." poi' POLICE INTELLIGENCE —This MARLBOROUGH -STREET. 4 10 9 ? O MNIB US THIEVSS.—Two well dressed weli i e- dli t og Catherine Kelly, alias Mar g aret Kelly, alias or „pa Jo e S ara h Williams, both from " over the water, rd l a tter having a child in her arms, were charg e" Mr. Tyrwhitt wit h being in Regent-street for the pt kl V of committing a felony. , i , s t le Sergeant Charles Cole, of the C division, said , -'-go 0 0 previous afternoon he saw the two prisoners in it : a i il omnibus, and about half an hour heo afterwards he o ir g, °of i n Regent-street, one a li ttle in advance of to49' strangers. After watching them a short time he ° se ' feeling a lady's dress about the pocket. d 4 Kelly—Oh dear, Cele, how can you say so 7 .40 0 0 ,4 Cole said he then lost sight of them, but after - tr 0 1 ' the prisoners together again, and observed Jel'bber is by the side of a lady near Argyle-place with . - hee i ,to down by the lady's side. -He afterwards tool; ere 0 rj custody, when he found upon one of the prieo tler : a ,ir of f bag containing money which he had no doubt -.'; , taken from some person in the omnibus. Kea rt'l God's sake don't take me Mr. Cole." it d Mr. Tyrwhitt—Then they are known to you. iio fi Cole said they were, The last tim e he had IC•r'aicl) for robbing a lady in an om nibus, but as the 15,°5,," e ll a ttend the second time, Kelly was discharged. V*o,ooo, who was with Kelly then was now undergoing si /c i 0 1 1 1 imprisonment for an omn ibus robber y , Kelly tab' to ti° last time that she could earn as much in a alb lu.- l l' could in a week. be rg Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded th e prisoners— Ke llY ot to he the companion of a noto rious thief named 13t/i) / e/ a week. /s r hO PS' f GROSS CRUELTY TO A PONY.—Jarneo - lc i atf James-street, Notting-dale, was charged before o ft ° 0 whitt, at the instance of Mr, Love, chief officer of til ls Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani e3 ,:te ' . 10 cruelty to a pony in working it while in an unet e " -- o , 4i ti Guest and Rutherford, two of the society'e of6;ceo,4ill/ in Regent-street yesterday afternoon, had tberoe)l 0 drawn to the pony, which was attached to a ca - lay laundress's linen, by seeing it going only on dir e ° . 0 i examining the pony the officers found it in a s te ° O l l altogethersuffel rial,' Defendant said the pony's leg was rather stiff , e _ ei liev I had been so for three years, and that it had a °"r,sit° ingfrpoamstawworinkd.gall, in very poor conditioPl to its leg all the time. There was nothing, the Pla tte A pony, but he would have it killed. at te b r 4 Mr. Tyrwhitt said if there was nothing at e Ltl ootv the pony the defendant could not want Theled. 0 of fine the defendant lOs or a month. a lle :oe I society would look sharply after him, and if 1 1 ° G " o il court again he would go for three months. 1 •ileafit The defendant said he w ould have the pony); A ---------- -----.7-- : --------- d , h lie ll THE. POLISEI REVOLUTION, it is -- e awake i n th e spring like a giant refreshed. 31